historicalarms
Ultra Member
My first day at my computer in 3 weeks.
Well, 21 days ago I was the object of interest of a knife happy surgeon for 6 hrs...while he seems to have done his job quite very well, even a modest recovery will take a month or so yet.
Through a comedy of errors at the hospital office level, I was alerted at 430 pm with admitting instructions for 5:45 the next morning...short notice too say the least. We scrambled a bit but ended up making the appointment...3 hrs later I as on a table for triple bypass.
3 things I will forever remember about this;
The first is the indifference displayed by the subsequent attending doctors ( not the surgeon himself, never did meet that guy at all but he seems to have done a good job).
The second is the absolute dedication to the nursing staff in the cardiac recovery process. I had 24 hr observation and help for 12 days stay in hospital and cannot say I had one moment of feeling not cared for in every sense of the word...they were outstanding.
And the third...and this is a big one...my wife. Chicken Light is the only forum member that actually knows my wife and has witnessed our meaningless but sometimes less than flattering bantering back and forth a bit. 45 years ago we both said the words "for better or worse, in sickness or health"....had six drinks and carried on for that 45 yrs. I have to say that 21 days ago and every one since, she remembered every word she claimed back then....boys...."Florence Nightingale" are words that do not even come close to describing her.
Well, 21 days ago I was the object of interest of a knife happy surgeon for 6 hrs...while he seems to have done his job quite very well, even a modest recovery will take a month or so yet.
Through a comedy of errors at the hospital office level, I was alerted at 430 pm with admitting instructions for 5:45 the next morning...short notice too say the least. We scrambled a bit but ended up making the appointment...3 hrs later I as on a table for triple bypass.
3 things I will forever remember about this;
The first is the indifference displayed by the subsequent attending doctors ( not the surgeon himself, never did meet that guy at all but he seems to have done a good job).
The second is the absolute dedication to the nursing staff in the cardiac recovery process. I had 24 hr observation and help for 12 days stay in hospital and cannot say I had one moment of feeling not cared for in every sense of the word...they were outstanding.
And the third...and this is a big one...my wife. Chicken Light is the only forum member that actually knows my wife and has witnessed our meaningless but sometimes less than flattering bantering back and forth a bit. 45 years ago we both said the words "for better or worse, in sickness or health"....had six drinks and carried on for that 45 yrs. I have to say that 21 days ago and every one since, she remembered every word she claimed back then....boys...."Florence Nightingale" are words that do not even come close to describing her.
